CVE-2023-20962
In getSliceEndItem of MediaVolumePreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to start...
In getSliceEndItem of MediaVolumePreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to start foreground activity from the background due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256590210
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In getSliceEndItem of MediaVolumePreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to start foreground activity from the background due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256590210
- Record
CVE-2023-20962- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-926
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In getSliceEndItem of MediaVolumePreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to start foreground activity from the background due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256590210
- Record
CVE-2023-20962- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-926
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25130
In getSliceEndItem of MediaVolumePreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to start foreground activity from the background due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256590210
- Record
EUVD-2023-25130- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxx7-8jpf-2vg3
In getSliceEndItem of MediaVolumePreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to start...
In getSliceEndItem of MediaVolumePreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to start foreground activity from the background due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256590210
- Record
GHSA-hxx7-8jpf-2vg3- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-926
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-256590210 No score
In getSliceEndItem of MediaVolumePreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to start foreground activity from the background due to an unsafe PendingIntent. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-256590210- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
13-next:0 up to 13-next:2023-03-01, plus listed versions 13-next |
13-next:2023-03-01 |
platform/packages/apps/SettingsAndroid |
13:0 up to 13:2023-03-01, plus listed versions 13 |
13:2023-03-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-20962 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published March 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.09%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Settings 13-next:2023-03-01.